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Naming Convention for Messages

The standard format suggested for CA MIM messages is:

MIM####t

where #### is a decimal number between 0001 and 9999, and t is one of the following letters used to designate the message type:

A

Indicates an action message

E

Indicates an error message

I

Indicates an informational message

W

Indicates an warning message

In this naming standard, message number ranges are reserved for use by functional areas and facilities. The current ranges for message numbers are listed here:

Range

Functional Area

MIM0001 - MIM0999

CA MIM General Messages

MIM0500 - MIM0599

GCS (z/VM) Messages

MIM0600 - MIM0799

CA MIM General Messages

MIM0800 - MIM0899

Message Facility Messages

MIM0900 - MIM0999

XCF Support Messages

MIM1000 - MIM1999

GDIF and ECMF Messages

MIM2000 - MIM2999

GTAF and TPCF Messages

MIM3000 - MIM3999

GCMF Messages

MIM4000 - MIM4999

EDIF Messages

MIM5000 - MIM5999

Open

MIM6000 - MIM6999

ICMF Messages

MIM7000 - MIM7999

Open

MIM8000 - MIM8399

Used to define the variable text segments substituted in the @n parameters.

MIM8600-MIM8799

LXCF Messages

MIMH1000-MIMH2000

Health Check Messages